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The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) recently published its new Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project (CCLIP) Recommended Practice, a framework designed to help libraries and consortia work together more effectively when developing

Amigos is sponsoring four virtual registrations for staff from Amigos member libraries to attend the annual Northwest Interlibrary Loan (NWILL) & Resource Sharing Conference. To be considered for one of the four Amigos scholarships, apply by June 15, 2026. The hybrid conference will be held on October 1 – 3, 2026.

Amigos is pleased to recognize the newest recipients of the Electronic Resource Management Micro-Credential. These learners completed all required coursework and a capstone project, demonstrating strong commitment to advancing their skills in managing electronic resources.

This past year's change to make Amigos' continuing education opportunities free to member libraries has resulted in a significant increase in registrations. However, this has also led to an uptick in duplicate registrations for the same course.

The latest edition of Continued, the Amigos continuing education ne

Working with our vendor partner Schlager Digital Library, Amigos is offering members a special, limited-time opportunity available through August 31.

Welcome summer with Bibliotele's gripping entertainment and films that open doors to other cultures and ideas.  This new Amigos vendor partner is popular with member libraries looking to serve their Spanish-speaking communities.

Amigos members can receive an 8% discount on English-language cataloging services through discount direct vendor partner Backstage Library Works(BSLW), and this summer, the queue is open to knock out some projects before the start of the 2026-2027 school year. What do you have lined up in the processing queue?

In this webinar, Casey Cheney, vice president of automation services at Backstage Library Works, will explore the why and how of authority control, and guide you through options for maintaining control while optimizing search in your catalog. 
 

Amigos Library Services’ 2026 Member Conference, The Ways We Thrive, brought together library professionals to celebrate the innovation, adaptability, and resilience that continue to shape the field.

Containing 221 titles, Duke University Press’s Music and Sound Studies e-book collection pushes at the edges of how music is discussed.

2026 Cambridge Histories and Cambridge Companions collections are available for purchase! Record totals of 28 new Histories and 34 new Companions are anticipated this year. Purchase now, and your institution will receive new titles when they are published - we will automatically add them to your collection.

Amigos Discount Direct Vendor Pressbooks is inviting members to learn what it takes to bring 85 authors from around the globe together to create a single open educational resource.

In June, the monthly live training session from Research Solutions on Article Galaxy will feature a special Article Galaxy MCP (Model Context Protocol) Edition.

MCP lets your AI assistant pull literature directly from Article Galaxy, no copy-pasting, no tab-switching. Think of it as giving your AI a library card.

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The call for proposals for our next topical online conference, The Flexible Library, is now open! The Flexible Library will be held online on September 23, 2026.

Amigos Library Services is pleased to announce the following individuals have been elected to three-year terms (2026-2029) on the Amigos Board of Directors: